Selected by Oakland Raiders in the second round (48th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, April 29, 2011.

Selected by Oakland Raiders in the second round (48th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, April 29, 2011.

AT A GLANCE

Started 45 games at both center and guard over first three NFL seasons.

Named to Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team after starting all 16 games in 2011 and helping the offensive line set a franchise record by allowing just 25 sacks.

Father, Leo Wisniewski, lettered at Penn State from 1979-81 and played four seasons with the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts after being selected in the second round of the 1982 NFL Draft.

Uncle, Steve Wisniewski, was an All-American guard at Penn State and an eight-time NFL All-Pro during a 13-year career with the Raiders.

CAREER: Versatile offensive lineman with experience at guard and center enters his fourth season with Oakland…Has started 45 games at both center and guard over his first three NFL seasons…Played all 16 games as a rookie in 2011, helping line set a franchise record by allowing just 25 sacks on the season…Moved to center full time in 2012, and has started 29 games there over the last two seasons.

2013: Started 14 games at center, missing two midseason games due to a knee injury....(9/8) at Ind.: Started at center and helped the Raiders offense post 372 yards of total offense...(9/25) vs. Jac.: Helped pave the way for an offensive attack that posted 226 rushing yards in the victory...(9/23) at Den.: Started at center and helped QB Terrelle Pryor post a 112.4 QB rating...(10/27) vs. Pit.: Started at center and helped pave the way for Pryor’s 106 yards rushing...(11/3) vs. Phi.: Started at center and helped pave the way for the offense to total 560 yards, the third-highest mark in franchise history...(11/10) at NYG: Started at center and helped pave the way for the Raiders to rush for 107 yards...(11/17) at Hou.: Started at center and helped QB Matt McGloin post a 105.9 QB rating in his first NFL start...(11/24) vs. Ten.: Started at center and helped RB Rashad Jennings post 122 total yards, his fourth-straight game with 100-or-more total yards...(11/28) at Dal.: Started at center and was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack...(12/8) at NYJ: Started at center and was part of a line that helped the offense rush for 150 yards against the league’s top-ranked rush defense...(12/15) vs. KC: Started at center and was part of a line that did not allow a sack.

2012: Played in 15 games, all starts, after missing the opener with a calf injury…(9/16) at Mia.: Returned to the lineup, making his second career start at center (also at SD, Nov. 10, 2011)…(9/23) vs. Pit.: Cleared paths for RB Darren McFadden (113 rushing yards) in 34‐31 win, including his 64‐yard TD in the first quarter…(10/28) at KC: In 26‐16 win, ushered McFadden to 114 rushing yards on a line that didn’t allow a sack…(11/18) vs. NO: Assisted Marcel Reece to 103 yards on the ground…(12/16) vs. KC: Held Chiefs without a sack for only the third time all year and helped pave path for 203 rushing yards, including 110 from McFadden, in 15‐0 win…(12/30) at SD: Helped protect Pryor in his first NFL start, shutting out a Chargers defense that had piled up 11 sacks the week before.

2011: Started all 16 games in first pro season, making 15 starts at left guard and one start at center…Named to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team…Helped Raiders rank seventh in the NFL in rushing…Part of a unit that conceded just 25 sacks, a franchise low and the third-lowest in the league…(9/12) at Den: Started at left guard in NFL debut on Monday Night Football…Helped offense rush for 190 yards…Blocked for McFadden, who totaled 150 yards on the ground…(9/18) at Buf.: Helped offense total 454 yards…Part of a unit that did not surrender a sack…(9/25) vs. NYJ: Voted Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week on NFL.com…Helped clear the way for 234 rushing yards…(10/2) vs. NE: Blocked for an offense that produced a season-high 504 total yards and did not allow a sack…(10/16) vs. Cle.: Part of a group that earned the Week 6 Top Protectors Award presented by Hall of Fame coach John Madden…(11/10) at SD: Started at center in place of an injured Samson Satele…Part of an offense that racked up 489 total yards and 191 rushing yards…Blocked for Michael Bush, who rushed for 157 yards…(12/18) vs. Det.: Part of an offense that totaled 477 yards…(12/24) at KC: Led an offensive line that did not concede a sack in an OT win…(1/1/12) vs. SD: Blocked for Palmer, who passed for 417 yards, marking the third-highest total in franchise history…Line did not allow a sack.

COLLEGE: Played in 47 career games with 38 starts at Penn State…Started 38 of his final 39 games, starting 25 at right guard and 13 at center…Became the program’s first three-time Academic All-American…As a senior, earned first-team All-American honors from the NFL Draft Report and the American Football Coaches Association…Added second-team All-American accolades from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Associated Press…An All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten first-team pick…Returned to right guard after starting at center during his junior season…Part of a unit that led the conference and tied for 10th in the nation in fewest quarterback sacks allowed (0.85 per game)…Played center as a junior, earning All-American third-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and College Football News…Added Academic All-American honors for the second consecutive season and was a member of the AFCA/Allstate Good Works Team…Also garnered second-team all-conference, and first-team academic all-conference recognition…Part of a group that ranked second in the Big Ten in total offense (406.9 yards per game), the only Big Ten team that ranked in the top five of the conference’s four primary offensive categories in 2009: Total offense, scoring (28.8 points per game), rushing (169.7 yards per game) and passing (237.2)…Offensive line ranked second in the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed (1.31) and eclipsed 500 yards of total offense on four occasions…As a sophomore, was second-team all-conference, starting 12 games…Instrumental in Penn State ranking in the top 20 nationally in rushing, total offense and scoring offense…Eleven of his starts were at right guard, helping the Nittany Lions lead the Big Ten in total and scoring offense, finish second in rushing and third in passing offense…Also key in helping Penn State lead the Big Ten and rank fifth in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (1.0)…Helped the Lions gain more than 400 yards 10 times, including 410 against USC, the nation’s top-ranked defense, in the 2009 Rose Bowl…Named to the Freshman All-Big Ten Conference team by The Sporting News…Appeared in eight games as a freshman, including the final seven contests at right guard…Became the first Penn State true freshman offensive lineman to start since 1999…Majored in secondary education.

PERSONAL: Attended Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. …A two-time first-team all-state selection…Received U.S. Army All-America honors…Also a member of the wrestling team…Selected to the National Honor Society….Father, Leo Wisniewski, lettered at Penn State from 1979-81 and played four seasons with the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts after being selected in the second round of the 1982 NFL Draft…Uncle, Steve Wisniewski, was an All-America guard at Penn State and an eight-time NFL All-Pro during a 13-year career with the Raiders…Volunteered at the High School Player Development event in Oakland in May 2012…During December 2011, volunteered with Toys For Tots at the Raider Image of Southland Mall in Hayward, Calif. …Visited Oakland Children’s Hospital in December 2011…Volunteered at the November 2011 G-Fit Gatorade Clinic at the Google campus in San Francisco…Spent time volunteering with the Coronado After School Program in September 2011.